[olonn]

why would a store exist if you didn’t have to pay for stuff in it?

[mxkopy]

Not the point of my argument

"Some shoplifting shouldn't be a crime" != "You don't have to pay for things at a store"

[chroma]

So what do you think should happen if someone takes stuff without paying?

[dragonwriter]

Well, wage theft is technically a crime in some jurisdictions, but almost never prosecuted even where it is, leaving only civil compensatory remedies. Treating far more minor (both in absolute value and relative to the wealth of the victim) cases of tangible personal property theft in the form of shoplifting, which has basically mirror-image class dynamics, the same way way doesn’t seem unfair.

[chroma]

That's like saying it's OK to pour your used oil down the storm drain because Exxon-Mobil pollutes in the Gulf of Mexico.

[mxkopy]

So what do you think should happen about exploitative-by-default corporate practices?

[chroma]

I have no idea what you're talking about or how that relates to the problem of people stealing from stores.